Hirayama Jouchin Incident

Japanese: 平山常陳事件 - ひらやまじょうちんじけん

In 1620 (Genna 6), the ship of Hirayama Tsunechika, a Christian and red seal ship owner from Sakai, was captured by the British and Dutch defense fleets, and two Christian missionaries were found smuggling from Manila to Japan. After a two-year trial, Tsunechika and three missionaries were burned at the stake in August 1622, and the other 12 crew members were beheaded. This was the prelude to the Great Genna Martyrdom, in which 55 missionaries and Christians were executed in Nagasaki the following month. [Gonoi Takashi]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

堺の朱印船主でキリシタンの平山常陳の船が1620年(元和6)イギリス，オランダ両国防衛船隊のために拿捕（だほ）され，キリシタン宣教師2名のマニラから日本への密航が摘発された事件。2年に及ぶ審問の結果，22年8月常陳と宣教師の3名は火刑，他の乗組員12名は斬首刑に処せられたが，これは，その翌月宣教師とキリシタン55名が長崎で処刑された，いわゆる元和（げんな）大殉教の序幕であった。【五野井隆史】

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